by Kevin McCaffery
www.security4executives.com

(Ottawa, Ontario - Canada) Presenting a calm exterior is the key to success in this eight-step approach to de-escalating a threatening situation. The importance of a measured response to threats or violence in the workplace has never been higher, both in terms of potential liability for an employer who doesn’t take the appropriate steps to safeguard staff and, of course, for the person actually at risk. Articles on workplace violence have historically focused on managerial strategies—how the organization should prevent, prepare for, and respond to incidents. While an organizational plan is critical, it doesn’t provide much solace for the person faced with defusing a threatening situation. Front-line employees need information on how to manage events as they unfold. That is the intent of this article, to provide the people in the middle of it all some tips on how they can manage these difficult situations and, by extension, minimize the potential for harm or for a recurrence.
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By ANGELA EPSTEIN
www.dailymail.co.uk

Most of us keep the bathroom cabinet stocked with remedies for common ailments - but we could just as well look in our kitchen cupboards instead. Many everyday ingredients can double as home cures for a host of complaints, from toothache to sciatica - and with no worry of side-effects. Here, Angela Epstein rounds up 25 of the best home remedies…
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The Telegraph.co.uk

By Edmund Conway, Economics Editor in Davos

The recession facing the United States is of a scale that dwarfs the dotcom slump. The slowdown will cause a damaging regulation backlash as governments attempt to compensate for the financial pain facing families. Britain faces a similar plight, though it may avoid as deep a slowdown as the US.
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www.news.com.au

Suellen Hinde

A 10-DAY detox diet consisting of only lemon juice, water and tree sap syrup is being sold to children as young as six.
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Daelnet
by John Sheard

Here is an article from the U.K. that brings to mind my childhood growing up in rural Wales, and how different it is for children (especially my own boys growing up in NYC) growing up today.
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No single treatment has proved to make colic go away. But there are ways to make life easier for both you and your colicky baby
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